Increasing Productivity with Google Desktop

Google Desktop - I just installed Google Desktop, and so far I'm impressed. I now have a little search bar in the bottom tray of my screen. I can type in any text and in just a few seconds (as opposed to the minutes it takes XP to search my folders) I get Google-like results from all the content in my computer. It includes Word files, Outlook email, and web history. There are plug-ins you can add to search other file types like PDFs. It is very secure and runs locally on my own machine. I can now find my files based on any phrase I used in the document or I can find entire threads of email containing certain words. I can even respond to the emails right from the Google Desktop window. I predict that this little utility will have a significant impact on my productivity. Being able to quickly find threads of related emails without having to click through Outlook's folders, scroll through its lists, and examine contents by subject line will help a lot!   next >